Color seasons / Summer
Light Summer color palette
Cool, light and soft - gentle pastels with a hazy softness.
Light Summer is cool and delicate: light colouring with low contrast and a soft, slightly muted quality. Your colours are cool pastels and soft mid-tones - powder blue, soft lavender and rose pink - that stay gentle rather than sharp or dark.
How Light Summer reads
Undertone
Cool with a light softness - blue-based, but never harsh or icy.
Depth & contrast
Light overall, with low, blended contrast between features.
Best chroma
Soft and light - gentle, slightly greyed pastels flatter most.
The Light Summer palette
These are the colours that flatter Light Summer colouring - the wardrobe and makeup shades that make it look its healthiest. Every swatch has its name and hex code so you can match paint, fabric or filters exactly.
Best colors
Powder Blue
#A9CCE3
Soft Periwinkle
#A6B0E0
Rose Pink
#E8A9BE
Soft Lavender
#C4B0DE
Cool Mint
#A8D8C8
Sky Blue
#8FB8DE
Lilac
#C7A9DE
Seafoam
#A6D8CE
Best neutrals
Soft Grey
#C0C6CC
Rose-Beige
#E0CCC6
Soft Navy
#3E4A6E
Pearl Grey
#D8DCE0
Colors to avoid
Black
#000000
Orange
#FF6A13
Rust
#A6431B
Mustard
#D6A519
How to wear it
Keep everything soft and cool - a powder-blue or rose-pink piece with soft grey works far better than a stark black-and-white contrast, which is heavier than your colouring. When you need depth, soft navy replaces black.
For makeup, cool roses and soft pinks flatter; keep it light and blended rather than dark or warm.
Frequently asked
What colors are best for Light Summer?
Soft cool pastels: powder blue, soft periwinkle, rose pink, soft lavender, cool mint and lilac. Light and gently muted is the theme - cool but never harsh.
What colors should Light Summer avoid?
Warm and heavy colours - black, orange, rust and mustard - which clash with your cool softness and overpower your light colouring. Use soft navy and grey for depth instead of black.
How do I know if I'm a Light Summer?
You read light and cool, with low contrast between hair, skin and eyes, and you suit soft pastels more than bright or warm colours. The free Color Analysis places your season from one photo.
The other Summer seasons
Seasonal colour analysis is a well-known styling framework, not a science. Your season is a useful starting point for a wardrobe, not a rule - plenty of people wear colours outside their season and look great.